They make us laugh. They make us cringe. Sometimes they make us mad.
But what do Kim Burrell, Tamar Braxton, and Orlando Brown all have in common?

They’ve all been crowned “too much.”
Too dramatic. Too messy. Too unpredictable.
And yet… we can’t look away.

In this episode of Overthinking with Karmen, your Overthinker-in-Chief Karmen Michael Smith spirals into the performance of Black pain—on pulpits, on stages, on timelines—and asks:
What happens when the armor becomes the identity?

From the release of his new cinematic sermon What Survives the Fire, to conversations about persona, prophecy, and perception—Karmen reflects on what it costs to be seen, who gets grace, and who gets discarded.

This isn’t just about celebrity.
It’s about all of us.
And the lies we’ve learned to live out loud.

What do Gen Z’s “barebacking” trend, raw dogging flights, and the future of social media all have in common?
Spiral with me as we explore the quiet rebellion against distraction, the power of presence, and why the next revolution won’t be posted—it’ll be lived.

What do being unemployed, your cousin dropping out of high school, and feeling invisible all have in common?
Spiral with me as we unpack how capitalism confuses labor with worth, why the system ejects those who can’t conform, and why being pushed out might be the first step toward designing a life that’s actually yours.